Morino is both a Japanese and Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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- Hiroaki Morino (born 1934), Japanese potter
- Jone Morino (1896–1978), Italian film actress
- Nobuhiko Morino, Japanese film composer
- Miyako Morino (born 1989), Japanese wrestler
- Yōsei Morino, Japanese animation director
Hiroaki Morino Tamei is a Japanese potter from Kyoto born in 1934. His father, Morino Kako (1879-1987), was also a potter. In the 1960s he taught pottery at the University of Chicago. His works have been displayed at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, in New York City, and in his native Japan.
Jone Morino was an Italian film actress. Born in Rome, Italy, appeared in at least 37 films between 1938 and 1956.
Nobuhiko Morino is a Japanese film composer who usually partners up with Daisuke Yano on his film scores. Nobuhiko went to the same high school as Japanese film director Ryuhei Kitamura, who is the director of seven of Nobuhiko's compositions. Morino's works include:
